Support the Ontario Police College with Your Culinary Skills! Join the Ontario Police College's Food Services team and take the lead in delivering high-quality meals that fuel future law enforcement professionals. In this hands-on role, you'll manage daily kitchen operations, support your team, and ensure a safe, efficient, and welcoming dining experience for staff and students.
About the job
As the Lead Hand, Food Services at the Ontario Police College, you'll be part of a dedicated team responsible for feeding and supporting the daily routines of staff and students. Working alongside a small group of Food Services Assistants, you'll take on a leadership role in a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen environment where no two days are the same.
In this role, you will:
• Supervise and support a small team of Food Services Assistants, ensuring tasks are completed safely and efficiently.
• Prepare and serve meals for staff and students, including special dietary accommodations.
• Monitor kitchen operations, including food safety, portion control, and equipment use.
• Maintain cleanliness across kitchen, dining, and dishwashing areas.
• Identify and resolve issues, such as equipment malfunctions or supply shortages.
To learn more about the role, the Ontario Public Service and the recruitment process, we welcome you to attend our information session on, December 9, at 1:00pm.
Please register . Attendance is optional and will have no influence on the screening and selection process.
This information session will also cover the roles and responsibilities of these additional food services roles within the Ontario Police College:
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Shift Cook -
Food Services Assistant
What you bring to the team
Group leadership skills
You can:
• supervise, oversee, and provide instruction to Food Services Assistants
• assign duties, check work, and demonstrate proper techniques to staff
Food Services Knowledge and Experience
You have:
• extensive knowledge and experience with all aspects of volume cooking/baking (i.e. food preparation, storage procedures and methods, food safety, and portion control standards, maintain cleanliness, etc.)
• experience preparing a variety of foods including special diets (i.e. medical, religious, lifestyle)
• sound knowledge of the proper use of industrial kitchen equipment
• knowledge of health and safety legislation and standards (such as WHMIS) in order to ensure a safe work environment
Problem-Solving Skills
You can:
• identify and report equipment malfunction, workplace hazards, supply shortages, etc.
• monitor food temperature and portion control
• demonstrate good judgement to resolve food service issues
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
You can:
• respond to food or service enquiries or complaints from clients (i.e. students, visitors, staff)
• discuss issues with staff and the team
OPS Commitment to diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and anti- racism
We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.
Visit the
OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the
OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.
We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's
Human Rights Code. Refer to the application instructions below if you require a disability-related accommodation.
Don't meet every qualification?
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer
accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please
contact us.Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:
What we offer
Working as a Lead Hand, Food Services at the Ontario Police College is highly rewarding for several reasons:
• You will practice a wide range of skills
• You will play a meaningful role by fueling staff and students
• The unconventional setting challenges you to adapt and grow professionally, enhancing your skills and abilities
The Ontario Public Service is one of Ontario's largest employers. Employees work for a wide range of ministries, with offices in more than 70 cities across the province. We offer:
• a career that can grow across ministries and job functions
• flexible learning and developmental opportunities, including education and mentorship programs
• many employee networks offering support for and education about underrepresented groups
• tailored work arrangements, including opportunities like flex hours, self-funded leave and more
Our comprehensive compensation and benefits package includes:
• a defined-benefit lifetime pension plan (guaranteed, ongoing inflation-protected income after retirement)
• group health, dental, life and disability benefits
• a range of vacation and leave options
• an Employee and Family Assistance Program, which provides confidential counseling services